The uplift book of child culture. by Orison Swett Marden(
Book
)3
editions published
in
1913
in
English
and held by
30 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Child study has, in the past, concerned educators, more than parents, probably because of the lack of literature adapted
to guide fathers and mothers in studying their own children. Child-training and culture must be preceded by systematic child-study.
Knowledge of the individual child is essential. Most parents willingly admit their limited knowledge of the child and its
needs. There is theoretical literature along the lines of child-study, but it has been written principally for teachers, and
is almost unknown to parents, even if suited for their assimilation and needs. This book has been planned and written to aid
parents in solving their individual problems of child training, management and culture. It aims to show how to understand
the child's mind, which is the foundation of training, then how to apply to the individual child, the modern, scientific and
successful methods which the authors explain. Adults often fail to realize that the child mind differs from the mind of a
mature man or woman. The difference appears almost self-evident, yet we constantly observe parents expecting children to act
from the same motives as a grown person would naturally have, and to take the same views of subjects as older people accept
through their experience. To understand a child's mind one must eliminate practically all knowledge gained by observation,
experience and reading. Notice must be taken of instinctive and hereditary traits, the eagerly questioning child nature, the
vivid imagination and the newly developed, hence limited, reasoning powers. Parents must know the child mind in order to understand
the child. The book is bound to be practically useful and to aid in the uplift of child life, which is the greatest work that
can engage our labors. While written primarily for mothers and fathers, it can profitably be read and studied by the children
who are old enough to read. The training of children and the training of parents are one. Plato said: "The best way of training
the young is to train yourself at the same time; not to admonish them, but to be always carrying out your own principles in
practice." The book is therefore given to parents with the earnest hope that it will aid in the solution of their problems
in child-culture and play a part in the great work of developing a nobler and better generation of men and women"--Introduction.
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The election of Judge Lindsey by Sarah Platt Decker(
Book
)1
edition published
in
1910
in
English
and held by
29 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide